Periagoge
Scenario

When Family Stories Cannot Survive Historical Truth

My grandfather's stories about our Irish traditions feel made up now that I have learned about our family's actual complicated history with colonization and poverty.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Romanticized cultural narratives crumble under historical examination, leaving individuals to reconstruct identity from fragments of myth and reality.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cultural assimilation vs. preservation?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.